Cigar package



G. H. EARMAN Jan. 27, 1931.

C IGAR PACKAGE Filed May 15, 1929 Patented Jan. 27, 1931 UNITED- STATES PATENT OFFICE GEORGE E. ELRHAN, OI EABBISONIBURG, VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR TO GBUHBINE-ODON- NEL'L CORPORATION, 01' HABRISONBUBG, VIRGINIA, A CORPORATION 01' VIRGINIA 0mm PACKAGE Application filed Kay 15,

This invention relates to display packages and more particularly to a package in which cigars and the like may be packe before being distributed for sale. 7

At the present time it is customary to pack a number of cigars in small cardboard boxes which are sold as a unit but many persons do not desire to purchase cigars packed in this manner as they cannot be inspected.

Therefore, one object of the invention is to provide a container in which a number of cigars may be packed after being wrapped 1n a sheet of air-tight material and to so form the boxes that the cigars may be viewed through a sight opening and thereby allow the purchaser to inspect the cigars before purchasing them. 1

Another object of the invention is to provide a box or container including a jacket formed with a sight opening and a tray slidably received in the 'acket, the tray being so formed that the sight opening will be eft fully open when the tray is in place within the jacket and further so formed that, when the tray is slid outwardly from the jacket;

cigars may be very easily removed without danger of them becoming broken.

Another object of the invention is to so form the tray that it may be stamped or otherwise cut from a sheet of cardboard and folded to assume the desired shape, thereby producing a tray which will be simple in construction and cheap to make.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure-1 is a perspective view of the improved package,

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the same,

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the tray, and

Fig. 4 is a pers ective view showing the manner in which t e cigars are wrapped before being placed in the box.

The improved package or display container constituting the subject-matter of this invention consists of a tray 1 which is slidabl received in an open-ended jacket 2 formeg with a sight opening 3 so that cigars 4 which are enclosed in a wrapper 5 formed of a thin sheet of transparent air-proof ma- 1929. Serial No. 368,233.

terial and placed in the tray may be viewed able cheap material which may be easily folded and has a rear wall 5 from the sides of which extendside walls 6. The side walls extend above the rear wall 5 to form tongues 7 and are creased, as shown at 8, in alinement with the upper edge of the rear wall so that the tongues ma be spread when the tray is partially with rawn from the jacket and thereby allow cigars to be easily removed. The upper portion 9 of the rear wall is free from the ton es 7 and scored, as shown at 10, so that thls upper portion may be swung rearwardly, as shown in Fig. 3, when removing cigars from the package. An upper wall 11 is formed by folding the sheet of cardboard along the line 12 and the strip of cardboard is again folded along the line 13 to form a flap 14 which extends downwardly, as shown in Fig. 2, but is of such length that it terminates above the upper edge of the sight opening 3 and, therefore, does not obstruct the sight opening when the tray is thrust into the jacket. The lower portion of the sheet of cardboard is bent along the lines 15 and 16 to form a bottom wall 17 and lower flap, 18 which flap is of such length that it terminates in spaced relation to the lower edge of the sight opening and the side portions of the flap are bent to form tongues 19 which fit against the inner surfaces of the side walls'6. Therefore, the lower portion of the tray will be reinforced and a person will be prevented from drawing the flap 18 downwairdly and opening the tray from its lower en When ci are are to be packed in the improved pac age, an appropriate number of cigars are placed against each other, as

shown in Fig. 4, and the transparent sheet of air and m0isture-proof material is wrapped about them and its ends folded together. and turned so that they extend longitudinally of the package toward each other from its upper and lower ends. The package of wrapped cigars is placed in the tray with the folded ends 20 of the wrapper against the rear wall of the tray and after the lower tongue 18 has been swung upwardly until it bears ainst the front face of the wrapped ci 'ars t e tray is thrust into the upper end of the jacket. The upper end 9 of the rear wall is raised and the flap 14 turned downwardly to bear against the wrapped cigars and the tray then thrust inwardly until it is completely within the jacket. A revenue stamp can then be pasted across the upper wall 11 of the tray with its ends extending downwardly and adhering to the front and rear walls of the jacket and the tray will be firmly held in place and prevented from being moved outwardly until the revenue stamp is broken. At the same time a purchaser may view the cigars through the sight opening 3 and determine whether they are of the size and color desired. In order to open the package, it is merely necessary to break the revenue stamp and the tray can then be thrust upwardly by pressure applied to its lower end until the tongue 7 and the upper portion of the rear wall are projected from the upper end of the jacket. When this occurs, the upper portions of the cigars will protrude and the upper portion of the transparent wrapper can be easily loosened so that a cigar may be removed. The wrapper can then be again flat open-ended jacket having a front wall formed with a sight opening intermediate its up er and lower ends of less width than the wa l, and a tray to hold the wrapped cigars, said tray being entirely received in said jacket and slidable longitudinally into and out of the jacket and having closure flaps for its upper and lower ends folded to form tongues extending towards each other and terminating in spaced relation to each other to provide an open space between their free ends at the sight opening when the tray is enclosed b the jacket whereb the wrapped cigars an their identifying ands may be inspected through the s ight opening, the lower tongue being of greater width than the sight opening and movable across the sight opening into position to serve as a shield for the wrapped ci ars when the tray is thrust upwardly out o the jacket to expose the tips of the cigars and permit removal thereof.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

GEORGE H. EARMAN. [L.S.]

folded into position and the tray returned to the closed position. I have, therefore, provided a package in which cigars may be packedfor sale and in which the cigars may be easily inspected before being purchased. Attention is called to the fact that the tongues 14 and 18 terminate close to the upper and lower edges of the sight opening 3 and that the tongue 18 is of greater width than the sight opening and of a depth substantially equal to the depth of the sight opening. By this arrangement the tongue 18 moves into closing relation to the sight opening when the tray is thrust upwardly. Therefore, advertising matter may be printed upon the outer face of the tongue 18 for display through the sight opening when the tray is thrust upwardly and in addition the tongue when in covering relation to the sight opening will serve as a shield against which a thumb may rest and thereby allow the cigars and their wrapper of transparent material to be firmly held in the tray while one cigar is extracted without danger of the thumb breaking the thin wrapper or crushing the cigars. While it is stated that cigars are to be packed in the improved package, it will be obvious that it could be used for other merchandise.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

A package of cigars comprising a number of cigars disposed side by side and wrapped in transparent material whereby the cigars and their identifying bands may be seen, a

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